GB8 Summit (Desmond Child, Dogtown Balladeers, Pair A Dice)

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With icons dropping like flies, peoples faith has been shaken up this summer. And with the face of rock n roll changing in the mid 90’s, Tommy Thayer was caught somewhere between Harlow and a bad place. Wait a sec, Harlow was the bad place... nevermind. He did however forge ahead with a band called Shake The Faith, recording one CD together with the band and playing The Key Club in Hollywood regularly as if it was

Gazzarri’s. We take a listen to the track “Crazy Jane.”

The award for biggest doucheband of the month goes to Mariah (pictured right)... not because “Carey” doesn’t follow their first name, but just for the sheer fact that they deserve this trophy.

Hell, Retrospect Records somehow thought they were worthy of not 1, not 2, but 3 different releases on their label. We examine the song “Jamie (Don’t Take Your Love Town),” co-written by Jon Bon Jovi and Ritchie Sambora to find that after the guitar solo you can almost sense that they wanted to reenact the same break down of Bon Jovi’s “Blood On Blood,” but somehow spared the listener of the whole “Danny he’s a medicine man” rap.

Glambone brings you an exclusive unreleased version of Aerosmith’s “Angel” performed in it’s entirety by the song’s co-writer Desmond Child (pic below).

A few

episodes back we uncovered Agent X. Former guitar player Billy DVette from that band went on to form Pair A Dice. In the heydey of the last 3 years of the 80’s, Pair A Dice were serious contenders. As with Tuff, Pair A Dice was one of the few that consistently sold

out their shows. The band looked like a baby-Warrant, complete with “side to side, now turn” choreography. Pair A Dice (pic right) has reformed to some extent, and can be seen this summer at the Rocklahoma fest.

The podcast closes with a New York City band that grimes it out St. Marks Place style, raiding Trash On Vaudeville to pick up their leather, frilly shirts & vests to capture that British-esque appeal. Take a listen to The Dogtown Balladeers, people like Sammi Yaffa and

Dean Davidson couldn’t help stay away and offer their studio experience to the mix. “Days Of Wine & Roses” though is a song that really needed Jim Creagan at the helm.

Glam, to the bone!

GB7 Summer episode (Aeriel Stiles, Taz, Joey C. Jones)

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In the words of Alice, “School’s Out,” it’s party time, summertime, and we kick it off
with a glam stomper from Taz. “She Does Bad Things Good” shows these L.A. boys
frolicking through their make-up case to give us a strip club anthem, 1987 style.
Tropicana’s where I lost my heart, but it’s also where Taz would later loose their
glitter for denim, and would later sport a more street appeal when they released the
Japanese cd “Cold Shoulder.” Even their logo looked cool & glam back then before
that.

Don’t forget to tip generously now, if you’re looking for a little Easy Action.
Spotlight on the track “We Go Rocking,” the song that was at the center of controversy
once the cat dragged it in.

Having two lead singers in the same band wasn’t common ground for glam bands at
the time. In 1988 the band The Brats had the right idea of doing something a lil bit
different. An approach that worked for their harmony-infused poppyness. But after
less than a year of monthly gigs without reaching headline status, they under went a
change by ditching one of the singers and revamping themselves as a more darker
goth inspired outfit.

YouTube has videos of Crue’s early Starwood performances floating around. But they failed to include one of the highlights from their set from back in the day. Glambone brings you thier live cover of the Rasberries classic “Tonight,” from the Starwood.

Most glamsters know the name Joey C. Jones (pictured here in all his crimped hair glory) from the band Sweet Savage. Not much is known about the band he put together once he left L.A. to return to Texas at the start of the 90’s. Shock Tu was the name, and we uncover one of the
gems from that period in the form of “Late Last Evening.”

The show closes where summer begins. Aeriel Stiles (pictured here with Flying V) gives us the track “Summer Love.” A song from his catalog when he was writing for Pretty Boy Floyd.

Until next time, make sure your lipgloss has sunblock spf 90.


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Glambone # Sixx (Tomorrow's Child, Cathouse)

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Six-pack of Glambone for ya, we start the show with the band Agent X.  In 1986 these guys came on the L.A. scene with th

e right mix of catchy hooks and great musicianship.

Featuring members Danny Simon who would later front Jailhouse, and Billy DeVette who went on to join Pair A Dice.  Agent X (pictured here) was better than most that year, but sadly could not keep it together.  The song spotlighted on the podcast is “Rock & Roll Angels.”

Following Agent X in the line of bands that should’ve got on to kick arse and elevate out

of the L.A. gutter was Cathouse.  A frontman in Clark James, possessing all the attitude and sexual swagger of Ian Astbury and Michael Hutchence all  rolled into one...sadly he would fall victim to the dope and not recover to earth.  “Candice” is the type of cinematic song that in a time filled with the same redundant G C D chord structured ballads, Cathouse was capable of writing sentimental songs that differed from the expected.

Next up in the “coulda been huge” category is Tomorrow’s Child.  There really were no other L.A. bands during the mid to late 80

’s that resembled the sound of TC.  They had

class and a style more akin to

 The Church and bands of that nature, than anything to 

do with the bands they shared

gigs with.  Their singer Adam was explosive on stage, commanding your attention and controlling the mood and intensity of the crowd. Swallowed up by the label execs that didn’t no squat about how to present a band like Tomorrow's Child (pictured left), they faltered like many have before and after them, due to the wrong people getting involved, and were over before they even be

gun.

We shine some light on another L.A. band from the same era known as Clara Bow (pictured right). Sleazy guitars and sing along chorus’ was what these guys were all about.  But they were gone faster than you could say Rocknee.

The podcast closes with yet another namestay on the L.A. scene circa 1980’s... the band Actress.  They put the glam in Glam, and wore it proudly as good showman 

do. The track featured is from an AOL fan compilation disc titled “Music From The Folder”

that paid tribute to their faves, Kiss.  Guitarist Ace Steele revs up a rendition of the

“Hotter Than Hell” classic “Got 2 Choose.”  

Pout hard.

GB5 (Roxanne, Whyte Lace)

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Kicking off with a track from the L.A. band Roxanne. These guys released one album on the defunct Scotti Bros. label, and garnered much west coast airplay for their cover
of the Wild Cherry classic “Play That Funky Music.” The record can now be found on
iTunes. Vocalist for the band, Jamie Brown now runs a talent agency that is responsible
for bringing the cover bands of Boogie Nights and Metal Shop to Vegas revues and beyond.

If you blinked your eyes for a second in the beginning of the 90’s, chances are you went on by without noticing Snarlin’ Darlin’. The band featuring Cody (“let me think of a teen icon name as cool as Leif Garrett”) Jarrett as frontman, hired Chip Z’Nuff to helm the production. The track featured is “Doncha Come Round Here No More,” co-written by Doll/Pretty Boy Floyd main man Aeriel Stills. Apparently Cody (pictured left) has tried his hand at directing low budget films since then, with the arrival of Frog-g-g. Just look up the reviews online for it and one can sense that Scorsese is in no danger of losing his throne.

Let the ceremony begin as we give out the award this month to the biggest doucheband. This time Whyte Lace are the champions. Daddy’s money couldn’t buy them a record contract, but it did rent out their hometown’s ampitheatre to fly out record company execs from all the majors to witness them in action. Ulitmately the singer Jayce Tyner lost interest in the rock n roll lifestyle when his girlfriend got knocked up,
thus leaving Whyte Lace (pictured right) to unravel, despite national press that was buzzing their name.

We uncover an unreleased track from ex-Britny Fox man Dean Davidson. “Isn’t It Wrong” shows him trading in his Tom Keifer screech for the swagger of John Mellencamp.

The late 80’s L.A. scene saw lots of pretty boys still, but a group know as Moxxy Roxx (pictured here) was dead set on separating themselves from that crowd. With more of an underground
tone, and more in common with Coconut Teazer than Garrarri’s, these guys looked like
hippies that raided a Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight screening. Had they decided that L.A. was not the place to be, these guys could’ve easily been part of the alternative movement that was about to break through with bands like Smashing Pumpkins, etc. A few short years later. But no, people from Conneticut still thought Hollywood was where it was at. Pity.

Closing it out with a track from a UK band known as Gypsy Pistoleros. And yes, they do
sing in Spanish. These el mariachi’s will be performing at Rocklahoma this summer...
Line up your shots of tequila and cheers.

GB4 (Ruby Slippers, Rain On Fire, Tangerene)

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Feel the saxophone resonate through Selma, Cahuenga, Ivar and all of Hollywood
Boulevard as we listen to the track “Hollywood Suicide” by Ruby Slippers. These guys
that looked more like transvestites gave bands like Poison a kick up the arse for the
running of the glam slam kings of noise badge of honor. Taking their cues from the
British glitter mavens, Ruby Slippers had more cool factor going for them than most of
the L.A. scene at that time.

We shuffle through demo tapes to bring you a track from Candy, post-”Whatever Happened To Fun.” The band immediately improved once they abandoned Kyle Vincent by letting Gilby Clarke take over vocal duties and bringing in Ryan Roxie on
lead guitar. Shedding their light weight sound for something with a little more authority.

Glambone brings you the battle of the bands competition once again. Find out who reigns supreme for being the biggest doucheband.

1988-1989 saw the light of the L.A. band Rain On Fire (pictured here). Not much waves was really made, but they did do a great job at carrying on the Cult and Kill For Thrills type vibe.

In the late 90’s any remnants of the glory days of the L.A. rock scene were scattered
and almost non existent. But there were attempts made to liven things up again. You
had Taime doing his Pretty Ugly club, and count them 1 & 2 new bands surface to stir
things up such as Kenny Price’s post-Blackboard Jungle outfit Jet 68, and a band called
Tangerene. The later was full of promise, great showmanship, great songs.
But at that
akward time in the industry where old bands were trying to still reinvent themselves and the new ones were caught between wanting to bring back a sense of image and attitude while still appealing to the modern, they were ultimately overlooked.
Tangerene did the DIY approach in releasing their own CD. The podcast closes with a
highlight song from that record, the track “Hollywood Moon.”

February gives you Podcast 3 (Julian Raymond, Tuff)

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With hearts and valentines in the air this month we kick off Glambone podcast #3 with “Let’s Make Love,” a track by NYC band Pharoah. The band dominated the east coast
scene back in the mid to late 80’s. A regular favorite at Tommy Gunn’s Cat Club.
Pharoah originated the chocolate/vanilla hair-do that many of the people saw for the first
time in The Metal Years movie, and later by Keri Kelli in his Big Bang Babies stint.
Pharoah however was notches above all the poseurs back then, combining glitter glam
with new wave, and done convincingly. Bret Michaels was a fan, attending many shows
trying to hype their buzz, but for whatever reason they ended up with the short straw.
Releasing their own ep titled “First Strike,” copies of this occassionaly turn up on Ebay
fetching $100.00 And mostly being outbid by those over the top loving fans in Japan.
Pharoah is presently working on putting out a CD this year in ’09 compiling tracks from
“First Strike” and other worthy gems.
We introduce a new segment to the podcast titled The Biggest Doucheband Of The Month Award, where our first runner up is the L.A. band from 1984 called Bang Bang.
The band released one record on Epic titled “Life Part II.” Luckily the singer Julian Raymond (pictured here) came to his senses and put together an exciting band after Bang Bang’s demise called Dear Mr. President, which again released only 1 record. He later wound up at Hollywood Records where he was staff producer and A&R man,
responsible for Fastball and loads of other forgettable names, until moving up to the Capitol building on Hollywood & Vine where he would work on other half assed projects. Utter crap really.

As for the 2nd runner up, you’ll just have to tune in to the podcast for yourself and hear who they are, and if they walked away with the trophy.

Not much is known about original Poison guitarist Matt Smith. He left L.A. in ’85 to be replaced by C.C. DeVille. But 5 years later he surfaced with a new band called Syn D’Cats back in his hometown. Going for a much more rootsy vibe ala the Stones, and Aerosmith, we bring to you the track “A Million Empty Bottles” from his 1990 demo. Pictured here is a picture of the band, with Matt holding the electric guitar.

Rewind to the L.A. self promotion days in the 80’s and take a listen to the actual phone
“hotlines” of Tuff and Hot Wheelz, a Glambone exclusive you wont find anywhere else.

We offer up a song from Tuff from the Jim Gillette days, after the infamous “Knock Yourself Out” ep, with the tune “Ooh Ahh.” A synthesizer party stomper caught somewhere between Van Halen’s “Jump” and Poison’s “Cry Tough.” Check out the picture of the boys here with Jim looking like a glammed out Charlie Sheen or James Spader, take your pick, the hairstyle alone would bring a tear to Nikki Sixx’ eye.

We close podcast #3 with the L.A. band Shake City. This band featured one time
Warrant vocalist Adam Shore as frontman, post-Hot Wheelz. The track spotlighted is
“Game Of War,” which was also recorded by Warrant.

Until next time, keep poutin’!!